Особливості вивчення безпекових дисциплін у кризових ситуаціях

Abstract

The COVID–19 pandemic and the russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 accelerated the digitalisation of the educational process. In particular, it has led to the transition to distance learning and revealed the readiness of the participants of the educational process for new challenges. This work experience is unique and requires the disclosure of the peculiarities of teaching and studying individual disciplines and the generalisation of the didactic characteristics of distance/blended learning. According to the results of two sociological surveys conducted among our students at the end of the first semester of the 2020/2021 and 2022/2023 academic years, the peculiarities of distance/blended learning and their impact on students’ health/well-being were revealed. Students use desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones for distance learning and confirm the convenience of their use. An essential point during distance learning is access to the Internet and its quality. The difficulty of perceiving information and performing practical tasks during remote classes also required a certain period of adaptation to new learning conditions. The considerable duration of work in front of the screen and the frequently improperly equipped educational place had a particularly negative impact on the well-being of students. The survey results revealed certain problems faced by students, associated with motor activity and sleep duration caused by long-term use of gadgets. The appearance of specific reactions of the body to stress in crises was assessed. It is shown that the study of the discipline «Life and Occupational Health and Safety» helped students adapt to the changed study conditions. We have concluded that the improvement of approaches to distance/blended learning is important in the context of the further digitalisation of education and their role in increasing the efficiency of the educational process in classroom learning conditions in the post-war period. Keywords: adaptation, safety of the educational process, distance learning, blended learning, crisis, assessment.